Financial Product Accounting PM

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Financial Product Accounting for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Jersey City, NJ.

Responsibilities:

• Track timelines and budget, report weekly updates, lead, and participate in OpCo/SteerCo meetings
• Work closely with Finance Strategy group for current and upcoming new transactions or activities
• Acts as the contact person within the project teams and for the business line in relation to data and functional aspects and document and validate BRD updates accordingly.
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills to allow for analysis, summary, and presentation to working group and management as needed.
• Ensure appropriate coverage to anticipate and enable resolution for any unforeseen or blocking issues with appropriate escalation.
• Ensures proper change management controls, rules, and responsibilities as required.

Required Skills:

• PMP or Finance University Degree.
• 7 to 10 years of work experience in the field of accounting and / or accounting systems (i.e. upstream to general ledger and downstream) and implementation in the financial services industry.
• Strong technical accounting background in the financial services industry (Ex: Corporate and Investment Bank, Prime and Hedge Fund Services, Investment Management, etc.)
• Experience must include business analysis, application testing and project management skills including Microsoft Office, SQL preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to understand complex financial products and system architectures, including accounting business processes, financial, and management reporting (IAS and US GAAP), month-end closing process, regulatory reporting, entity consolidations and multi-currency accounting.
• Experience working with accounting and reporting of complex financial products (Ex: Derivatives, Forex, Equities, Fixed Income, Treasury, Loan Syndication, Supply Chain, Trade Finance, etc.) with deep understanding of product lifecycles and associated accounting events.
• Detail-oriented approach with problem solving mind-set and ability to work independently.
• Ability to effectively challenge and apply professional skepticism with the goal of providing strategic solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely to audiences of varying technical or accounting levels.

Preferred Skills:

• CFA or experience in financial products preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting standards - IFRS and/or US GAAP are of interest.
• Experience working with IT in product implementations of financial systems
• Experience in Project Management, Business Analysis (Accounting and Reporting) and Application Testing (accounting interpreter, sub ledger, general ledger, and reporting tools) in financial services industry.
• Fluency in one of more of these languages preferred: French, Spanish and/or Portuguese.
• Knowledge of emerging solutions and analytic tools preferred, e.g., robotics, Alteryx, BI, AI etc.
• FINRA series 7 a plus

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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